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Find all the latest resources from Born Free, including magazines and publications, reports, webinars and more.

The head of a dead lion

Born Free Manifesto Survey Report

A detailed summary of the UK-wide research conducted by Opinion Matters in December 2022. The research was undertaken to understand and highlight the public’s desire for wildlife protection and animal welfare to feature heavily in future party manifestos, ahead of the next General Election.
Beautiful mist over green forest on mountain, Aerial view sunrise over the mountain range at the north of thailand, Beauty rainforest landscape with fog in morning.

CBD CoP15 – Time for transformative change for biodiversity

Everything you need to know about the UN's Biodiversity Conference CBD COP15, taking place in December 2022.
A hippo's head partially comes above the water, with water being blown from its nostrils

A Tooth for a Tooth?

A Born Free investigation into the immediate impact of the UK's Elephant Ivory Ban.
A selection of items carved from ivory, including elephant ornaments, laid out on a blue cloth

Are Ivory Sellers Lying Through Their Teeth?

A Born Free investigation into the UK's Overt and Covert Online Ivory Trade (Updated 2023)
An elephant walks around a small zoo enclosure

Elephants in Zoos: A Legacy of Shame

Born Free's powerful new report exposes the reality of elephants exploited in captivity, and calls on all zoos to become elephant-free.
Two elephants stand in front of a circus tent

Exhibition or Exploitation?

Born Free report into the legal yet unethical and low-welfare practice of keeping and training wild animals for exhibition or performance in England, Scotland and Wales.
We’re calling for the UK Government to review and reform laws on exotic pet ownership.

The Exotic Pet-demic: UK’s ticking timebomb exposed

Born Free Foundation and the RSPCA call for an urgent review of current exotic pet legislation in this joint report.
Two tigers are in a small zoo enclosure behind glass, people stand taking photos through the glass

Zoos: Financing Conservation or Funding Captivity?

Born Free report evaluating the financial contribution of the Consortium of Charitable Zoos to in situ conservation.
Close up of a meerkat

Conservation or Collection?

Evaluating the conservation status of species housed and bred in licensed charitable UK zoos.
A giraffe is bending over in an indoor zoo enclosure with the photo taken through bars

Confined Giants: The Plight of Giraffes in European Zoos

Born Free investigates the welfare issues of giraffes living in captivity, and calls on European Zoos to phase out the keeping of giraffe.